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Texas Police Department Missing Thousands of Items, Including Guns and Drugs
If most people take something from work and decide to keep it, it's usually something like a pen or office paper, maybe some post-it notes. Stealing from within a police department? That's a different category of work theft. According to CBS News in Dallas, DeSoto Police have discovered they have...
Texas DPS to dedicate new marine unit in honor of fallen Trooper Matthew Myrick
AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — The Texas Department of Public Safety is holding a special ceremony Friday morning at the Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center. In honor of fallen Trooper Matthew Myrick, a tactical marine unit will be dedicated in his name. The dedication will be at 10 a.m. and...
Texas Water Development Board approves $16,000,000 to the Bistone Municipal Water Supply District for a water supply project
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved by resolution financial assistance in the amount of $16,000,000 in multi-year financing from the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT)* program to the Bistone Municipal Water Supply District (Limestone County). The District will use the assistance for the planning, acquisition, design, and construction of a water supply project. The District could save approximately $1,300,000 during the first year of the multi-year financing by using the SWIFT program. With the assistance approved today, the District will acquire and develop a new well field in the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer by drilling and completing up to 10...
Biden to visit LBJ Library in Texas on Monday for 60th anniversary of 1964 Civil Rights Act
President Joe Biden will travel to Texas next week to visit the LBJ residential Library to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the White House said Tuesday.
God’s Pit Crew Continuing to Assist Texas Residents After Hurricane Beryl
Only mere weeks have passed since record-breaking Hurricane Beryl made its landfall along the coastline of Texas. The storm that left damage in its wake throughout the Caribbean before unleashing chaos on the Gulf Coast broke multiple records as one of the earliest forming hurricanes as it continued to rapidly grow and strengthen due to unusually warm waters this season.
Body of missing Texas man, 29, discovered by authorities
CLAY COUNTY, Texas (KFDX/KJTL) — The search for a missing Nocona, Texas man ends tragically after his body was discovered by authorities on Tuesday morning. Bryce Dingler, 29, of Nocona, was first reported missing by the Clay County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Officials said...
ACU enters 2024 confident inspite of being picked sixth in the United Athletic Conference
ARLINGTON, Texas (BCH Sports) – ACU head football coach Keith Patterson and his quarterback Maverick McIvor and All-United Athletic Conference linebacker Cirby Coheley were in Arlington on Tuesday for conference media day. The Wildcats enter the new season with a new offense, and they are picked to finish the...
How Texas' DEI ban has impacted San Antonio universities
The University of Texas at San Antonio has eliminated at least 21 programs and policies related to diversity, equity and inclusion since Texas banned them this year, according to documents Axios obtained through an open records request. Why it matters: The records show the scale at which local universities used...
North Texas officer fired shot at teen who led police on chase in stolen car, police say
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — A 16-year-old in a stolen vehicle led officers on a chase in Terrell in Kaufman County on Tuesday in which an officer fired a shot at the teen as the teen drove toward them, police say. The officer's shot didn't hit the teen or the...
Arlington officials say they've improved at hiring diverse contractors
Four years after a study outlined barriers that face minority- and women-owned businesses in winning Arlington city government contracts, officials say the changes they’ve made have moved the city closer to their goals. Part of that process has involved rebuilding trust among businesses considered Minority- and Women-owned Businesses and...
First-year AAC commissioner Tim Pernetti takes the stage at conference media days
The American Athletic Conference kicked off its annual media days at the Loews Arlington Hotel in Arlington, TX. Ever since the AAC rebranded from the Big East in 2013, the conference operated under the direction of one commissioner, Mike Aresco. But Aresco announced his retirement in December and his reign over the conference officially ended May 31. His successor Tim Pernetti was named in early April, coming from a background in athletic administration. He previously served as the Rutgers athletic director from 2009-13 when the program was a member of the Big East, coinciding with Aresco’s tenure as commissioner. Thus, there was familiarity between the two prior to the recent change in AAC leadership.
GSM Outdoors Sold to Private Equity Firm
Platinum Equity has signed a definitive agreement to acquire GSM Outdoors from Gridiron Capital. The transaction is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2024. Gridiron Capital acquired GSM in 2020. The parties did not disclose the financial terms. GSM Outdoors CEO Eddie Castro will continue to lead...
Investigation Into FBD Church Fire Continues
Still no word on a cause for the fire that resulted in heavy damage to the First Baptist Dallas Church. That four-alarm blaze destroyed an historic chapel at the downtown campus this past Friday. No one is currently allowed into the scene over concerns regarding the structural integrity of what’s...
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